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Midsummer Night from Sweden

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, performing Golfam Khayam's 'I'm not a tale to be told' and Haydn's Symphony no 44 'Mourning'.

Midsommar is one of the most celebrated holidays in Sweden, taking place every June during the summer solstice. We mark this with a concert from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, performing Iranian composer Golfam Khayam's 'I'm not a tale to be told', Haydn's Symphony no 44 'Mourning' and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture. The rest of the night has a focus on Swedish composers and performers. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Golfam Khayam (b.1982)
I am not a tale to be told
Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Hannigan (conductor)

12:42 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony no 44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 'Mourning'
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Hannigan (conductor)

01:03 AM
George Gershwin (1898-1937), Robert Russell Bennett (arr.)
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Hannigan (conductor)

01:32 AM
Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847)
Piano Quartet in E minor
Klara Hellgren (violin), Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola), Åsa Åkerberg (cello), Anders Kilström (piano)

02:02 AM
Otto Olsson (1879-1964)
Gregorian melodies for organ, Op 30
Anders Bondeman (organ)

02:21 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927), Jens Peter Jacobsen (lyricist)
Three choral songs
Swedish Radio Choir, Gustav Sjökvist (conductor)

02:27 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927), Verner von Heidenstam (lyricist)
Sverige (Sweden)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

02:31 AM
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942)
Frösöblomster for Piano, Book 2 (1900)
Johan Ullén (piano)

02:55 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
9 Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg, Op 35 (1946)
Carin Zander (soprano), Mårten Landström (piano)

03:12 AM
Dag Wiren (1905-1986)
Serenade for Strings, Op 11
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor)

03:27 AM
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
O herre Gud, Gud's Lamm (Agnus Dei) from Svenska messan (Swedish mass)
Maria Sanner (contralto), Bolette Roed (recorder), Frederik From (violin), Hager Hanana (cello), Komalé Akakpo (psalter), Dagmara Kapczynska (harpsichord), Joanna Boślak-Górniok (organ)

03:31 AM
Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Fantasia on 2 Swedish Folksongs for piano (1850-59)
Lucia Negro (piano)

03:40 AM
Ludwig Norman (1831-1885), Niklas Willén (arr.)
Andante Sostenuto
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor)

03:50 AM
Sven-Eric Johanson (1919-1997)
Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

03:57 AM
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
String Quartet no 2 in B flat major
Lysell String Quartet

04:12 AM
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Nocturne in A flat major, Op 33 no 3
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

04:18 AM
Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)
Concert Overture in D major
鶹 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Chloé van Soeterstèd (conductor)

04:31 AM
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801-1878), Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (lyricist)
En sommerafton (A summer Evening) from 'Om vinterkvall' (Of a Winter's Eve)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

04:34 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Praeludium and allegro in the style of Gaetano Pugnani for violin and piano
Tobias Ringborg (violin), Anders Kilström (piano)

04:40 AM
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Suite (sonata) for clavichord no 12 in E minor
Karin Jonsson-Hazell (harpsichord)

04:47 AM
Harald Fryklöf (1882-1919)
Eight minor piano pieces (1916)
Tore Uppström (piano)

04:59 AM
Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)
King Gustav II Adolf, Op 49 (Suite)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor)

05:15 AM
Gösta Nystroem (1890-1966), Elmer Diktonius (author), Ebba Lindqvist (author), Vilhelm Ekelund (author)
Tre havsvisioner (3 Visions about the sea)
Swedish Radio Choir, Gustav Sjökvist (conductor)

05:26 AM
Valborg Aulin (1860-1928)
String Quartet in F major
Tale String Quartet

05:52 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Two arias from the opera 'Ariodante'
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)

06:12 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Sensommarnätter (Late Summer Nights), Op 33 (1914)
Dan Franklin (piano)

26 days left to listen

6 hours

Music Played

  • Golfam Khayam

    I am not a tale to be told

    Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barbara Hannigan.
    • SESR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no 44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 'Mourning'

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barbara Hannigan.
    • SESR.
  • George Gershwin

    Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture

    Music Arranger: Robert Russell Bennett. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barbara Hannigan.
    • SESR.
  • Erik Gustaf Geijer

    Piano Quartet in E minor

    Performer: Klara Hellgren. Performer: Ingegerd Kierkegaard. Performer: Åsa Åkerberg. Performer: Anders Kilström.
    • SESR.
  • Otto Olsson

    Gregorian melodies for organ, Op 30

    Performer: Anders Bondeman.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Three choral songs

    Lyricist: Jens Peter Jacobsen. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Gustaf Sjökvist.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sverige (Sweden)

    Lyricist: Verner von Heidenstam. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger

    Frösöblomster [Flowers from Frösön Island] for Piano, Book 2

    Performer: Johan Ullén.
    • SESR.
  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    9 Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg, Op 35

    Performer: Mårten Landström. Singer: Carin Zander.
    • SESR.
  • Dag Wirén

    Serenade for Strings, Op 11

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Willén.
    • SESR.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    O herre Gud, Gud's Lamm (Agnus Dei) from Svenska messan (Swedish mass)

    Performer: Bolette Roed. Performer: Frederik From. Performer: Hager Hanana. Performer: Dagmara Kapczynska. Performer: Joanna Boślak-Górniok. Singer: Maria Sanner.
    • PLPR.
  • Franz Berwald

    Fantasia on 2 Swedish Folksongs for piano

    Performer: Lucia Negro.
    • SESR.
  • Ludvig Norman

    Andante Sostenuto

    Music Arranger: Niklas Willén. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Willén.
    • SESR.
  • Sven-Eric Johanson

    Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons)

    Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Joseph Martin Kraus

    String Quartet no 2 in B flat major

    Ensemble: Lysellkvartetten.
    • SESR.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Nocturne in A flat major (Op.33, No.3) (1883)

    Performer: Stefan Lindgren.
    • SESR.
  • Elfrida Andrée

    Concert Overture in D major

    Orchestra: 鶹 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.
    • GB鶹.
  • Adolf Fredrik Lindblad

    En sommerafton (A summer Evening) from 'Om vinterkvall' (Of a Winter's Eve)

    Lyricist: Adolf Fredrik Lindblad. Ensemble: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Praeludium and allegro in the style of Gaetano Pugnani for violin and piano

    Performer: Tobias Ringborg. Performer: Anders Kilström.
    • SESR.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Suite (sonata) for clavichord no 12 in E minor [IB.236]

    Performer: Karin Jonsson-Hazell.
    • SESR.
  • Harald Fryklöf

    Eight minor piano pieces (1916)

    Performer: Tore Uppström.
    • SESR.
  • Hugo Alfvén

    King Gustav II Adolf (Suite)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Willén.
    • SESR.
  • Gösta Nystroem

    3 Visions about the sea

    Author: Elmer Diktonius. Author: Ebba Lindqvist. Author: Vilhelm Ekelund. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Gustaf Sjökvist.
    • SESR.
  • Valborg Aulin

    Quartet for strings in F major

    Ensemble: The Tale Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Two arias from the opera 'Ariodante'

    Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • GB鶹.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sensommarnätter (Late Summer Nights), Op 33 (1914)

    Performer: Dan Franklin.
    • SESR.

Broadcast

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